Bony Mountain, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Bony Mountain
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.1005°N 151.8425°W
Pop:91
Postcode:4370
Area:67.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Southern Downs Region
Stategov:Southern Downs
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Victoria Hill
Near-Ne:Talgai
Near-E:Deuchar
Near-Se:Massie
Near-S:Wheatvale
Upper Wheatvale
Near-Sw:Cunningham
Near-W:Pratten
Near-Nw:Old Talgai

Bony Mountain is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Bony Mountain had a population of 91 people.

History

The locality was named after mountain which was named after bones of horses found in the vicinity, possibly from runaways from Toolburra station or from horses that died from the drought in 1900.[1] [2]

Bony Mountain Provisional School opened on 18 February 1902. On 1 January 1909, it became Bony Mountain State School. It closed on 30 March 1972. It was in the northern part of 20 Bony Mountain Road .[3] [4]

Demographics

In the, Bony Mountain had a population of 94 people.

In the, Bony Mountain had a population of 91 people.

Notes and References

  1. 19 September 2020.
  2. 25 December 2017.
  3. Web site: 1931. Parish of North Toolburra. 28 December 2020. Queensland Government. Map. 28 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201228040818/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-north-toolburra-1931.jpg. live.
  4. Web site: 1962 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m41 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231026134605/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m41-1962/original . 26 October 2023 . 10 November 2023 . . Map.